You tell me that hearts don't work, that the sounds they make are just ghosts passing through. That bodies are pieces of everything everyone's lost slowly coming apart. Burning down childhood homes is a hobby of yours, and it's your plan to die that way, dancing with the flames. But oh, warrior of summers spent kissing too many girls with sharp teeth, put your lighter down. The night is a snow globe, and we are two figurines posed together as stars swirl around us. You can always burn yourself tomorrow. Be with me tonight, instead. Let the broken parts of me fit into the broken parts of you; I could be the piece you need to get your chest to start.

Daily Deviation

I know this is a bit late but my goodness! This is stunning! One of the best works I've seen in a long time. A story woven with so few words... my heart sung while I read this piece. You leave me breathless. I only put things that capture my attention into my faves, and within seconds of reading it , I clicked the favorites button. This is so perfect. Absolutely marvelous.

it's cool to look back and see your progression as a writer. sometimes I have to do it to remind myself that I've been doing the "well this is my last good poem, I'm fucked forever" thing for like two years, haha.

Whoa! My feels... I mean, it seems impossible to tell a story through only some sentences! But you did it! It's really touching... Somehow you are able capture feelings and a story so fantastically. VERY well deserved DD! Thank you for writing this!

Thank you so much for your comment! I'm so glad you feel that way! I'm happy you enjoyed it so much!! A lot of my earlier work is like that: very short and very packed with imagery. For now I've broken away from the prosey/drabble sort of writing and have been on this poetry kick that has lasted for a couple of years, but this DD (and more important, everyone's wonderful comments, including yours) has got me thinking that maybe picking up an old habit wouldn't be such a bad thing.... But I digress. Thanks again!

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! I'm glad you think I'm a good writer, but you can write even better than I do if you really want to. Writing, just like anything else, takes practice, dedication, and a lot of following in other people footsteps. I mimicked many other writers' styles before I found a few ways of writing that I really enjoy working with, and even those come and go with time. I believe in you, I'm sure you can do it! Before you're good at something, you have to struggle at something, and before you struggle at something, you have to try it.

Your right bro. If I try harder I can be as good as you. I need to work on my spelling and gramer. Then pratice and pratice and pratice tell I become as good or better then you. This website will help me express my feellings.

No problem! There's no limit to how good at anything you can be. Think of anyone you idolize who has a craft, writing or music or acting, or anything! They didn't start out that good, they had to work hard and dedicate a lot of time, oftentimes their lives, to getting to that point... but so many of us don't get to see that process that it's easy to forget that stuff like that doesn't happen overnight. Even I forget, too. The trick is to constantly focus on improving... never be completely satisfied with where you're at. You can always get better at something. PS, I'm glad you like the name too!